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CHICKEN MOMO RECIPE

Chicken Momo Recipe (Nepali Chicken Momo)

Experience the amazing flavors of homemade Nepali chicken momo with this easy-to-follow recipe.
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CourseMain
CuisineNepali
CategoryMomo
Prep Time50 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Servings40 pieces
Calories600kcal

Ingredients

Meat

  • 1.5 lb ground chicken with fat

Vegetables

  • 2 cup chopped cabbage
  • cup chopped onion
  • 3 tbsp chopped cilantro

Spices

Oil

  • 2 tbsp oil or use unsalted butter

Seasoning

  • ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds (optional)
  • salt (as per taste)
  • 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • ½ tbsp soy sauce

Momo wrapper

  • cup flour
  • 1 cup water (momo wrapper)

Other

  • ¼ cup water (blending vegetables)
  • 10 cup water(steaming momo)

Instructions

  • Chop the vegetables, cabbage, and onion. Add them to a blender and blend for 20-30 seconds.
    1.5 lb ground chicken with fat, 2 cup chopped cabbage, 1½ cup chopped onion, ¼ cup water (blending vegetables)
  • Transfer the minced vegetables to a bowl with ground chicken.
  • Add soy sauce, ginger garlic paste, salt and momo masala powder. Combine everything well.
    2 tbsp ginger garlic paste, ½ tbsp soy sauce, salt (as per taste)

Tempering

  • Heat oil in a pan on medium heat.
    2 tbsp oil or use unsalted butter
  • Once hot add fenugreek seed. Let it cook for a min on high heat.
    ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds (optional)
  • After that, add spices (turmeric and red chili powder). Let it cook for a few seconds. Pour it to the bowl.
    ½ tsp ground turmeric, ½ tsp red chili powder, 1 tbsp momo masala
  • Add cilantro. Combine everything well and set it aside.
    3 tbsp chopped cilantro

Momo Preparations

  • Make a dough by adding flour in a bowl and water. Knead the dough thoroughly until it's firm but not sticky. Cover it for 10 mins.
    2½ cup flour, 1 cup water (momo wrapper)
  • Make a small round-shaped ball using your hand.
  • Then use a rolling pin, roll the dough into a small circle on your wooden surface, keeping the edges thin.
  • Put one tablespoon of filling in the center of each wrapper.
  • Begin pleating the wrapper from the sides towards the center using your index and thumb fingers. When joining the pleats, press gently and close to create a round dumpling.

Steaming Process

  • Fill a momo steamer with 10 cups of water.
    10 cup water(steaming momo)
  • Bring water to a boil in the steamer.
  • Grease the momo tray with oil before arranging the momos. Arrange momo in the steamer basket, leaving some space between them.
  • Cover the basket or pot with a lid.
  • Steam momo for 25-30 mins on high heat until it has a shiny outer covering.
  • Once cooked, remove momo from the steamer. Let it cook down for few mins. Serve hot with momo achar.

Video

Notes

#. If you want to chop vegetables by hand, that’s fine—but I prefer to use a blender. It’s faster and easier, and it gives me more control over the consistency of my mixtures. Make sure not to overdo it while using the blender.
# You can also add a little butter to the filling for extra richness. It makes these momo even more delicious and juicy.
The nutrition information provided is an estimate and may not be exact.

Nutrition

Serving: 10piece | Calories: 600kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 400mg | Potassium: 114mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
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